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May 27, 1952 E. c. lsAAcsoN RECEIPTA HOLDER Filed Jun@ -19, 195o Patented May 27, 1952 TENT RECEIPT HOLDER Edsel C. Isaacson, St. Paul, Minn. Application June 19, 1950, Serial No. 169,004!

supporting structure, whereby to provide thev greatest convenience to the user.

A still further object of my invention is the provision of a device which may be formed from a single length of wire and a single sheet of thick paper stock.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a device which is extremely light in weight, relatively durable in use, and which may be stored or shipped in flat form.

A still further object of my invention is the provision of a device having a pair of cover members hingedly secured together adjacent their upper edges for upward and outward movements of the front cover with respect to the back cover, and in which said device is supported by a hook which projects transversely through the back member and outwardly through an opening in the front member when the front member is in a closed position, whereby said front cover member will force a receipt upon said hook upon closing movements of said front cover member.

A still further object of my invention is the provision of a device of the class described, in which the cover members are biased toward a closed position.

A still further object of my invention is the provision of a device of the class described having provision for convenient positioning and holding of a pencil or other writing tool.

The above and still further objects and advantages of my invention will become apparent from the following detailed specification, appended claims, and attached drawings.

Referring to the drawings, wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views:

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of my novel device;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary View corresponding to Fig. 1 but showing a diierent position of one of the parts;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary View on a reduced scale corresponding to Fig. l, some parts being broken away;

Fig. 4 is a View in section, taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. l;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view in side elevation, as seen from the left to the right of Fig. 2; and

2 Claims. (C1. L29- 273) Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view in front elevation showing a modified form of my noveldevice. f

In the preferred embodiment of my' invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, the numerals I and 2 identify front and back cover members preferably formed from a single sheet offlexible resilient paper stock folded backwardly upon itself,. as indicated at 3. The fold 3, as shown particularly in Fig. 4, forms the upper marginal edges of the front and back cover members I and 2. Fasteners in the form of staples 4 secure the front and back cover members I and 2 to' gether. It will be noted that the staples 4 are spaced inwardly from the extreme marginal edges 3 so as to bias the bottom edgesi and 6 respectively of the front and back cover members I and 2 toward a closed position.A Preferably and as shown, the front cover member I, adjacentl its lower edge 1, vis provided with laterally-spaced vertically-extended slits 8; which are adapted to -frictionally receive therein, as indicated in Fig.- 1, a pencil or other, elongated writing tool 9. Adjacent its upper edge 3, the front cover member I isl provided with an elongatedopening or slot III, which is normally closed by an upwardlyextended resilient tongue II. As shown, the fslot I0 and the tongue II are formed by cutting through the cover I along the generally U-shaped line I2.

A suspension element in the nature of a wirelike stem I3 is provided at its upper and lower ends respectively with hooks I4 and I5, the former of which opens downwardly and the latter of which preferably opens upwardly. Furthermore, the hooks I4 and I5 are disposed substantially lninety degrees. one with respect to the other, for a purpose which will hereinafter become apparent. Preferably and as shown, particularly by reference to Fig. 4, the stem portion I3 extends inwardly through an opening I6 in the back cover member 2 immediately below the marginal edge 3 thereof, and extends outwardly of said cover member 2 through an opening I1 in axial alignment with the opening I6, and nally extends inwardly through the opening I8, which is also in axial alignment with the openings I6 and I1. This threading of the stem I3 through the openings I6. I1, and I8 secures the back cover element 2 to the stem I3 in a manner to prevent lateral movements of the former with respect to the latter. It will be noted that the closed end I9 of the hook element I5 supports the back cover element 2. whereas the free end 20 ofthe hook element I5 lies between that, when the front cover member I is moved upwardly and outwardly with respect to the,-l

back cover member 2, so as to expose the free end 20 of the hook I5, a receipt or-theflikel A: interposed between the free end2l),of,the119th I and the inner face of the front cover member I will be forced upon the hook I5?bygthe,r

closing action of the cover. The nal resting place- Oifillezreceipis 4A. SQ-fmvd ,over Iil-.1ef.frce

ilieeireeeild, 20e Se, asf, i@ prevent-,sarx1eY from Scratch-ing; ille; user. or becoming Y, entangled in generi- Therreeileni tenerle-fl l ntonlv aids nature 0f;- -V ali inverted; V. SQ-f as te, snuglyrem-f brace signalisiert-,nails owne, like ,or varying diametershis, of;- ,width than the lower. hook lr ThereiQie-Lln Order f teY iaciliiate--, shipping-4 in ia-,flatteeformg :have: found-it advisable-t0 held/ thefllgplifelement .lfiiat aeeinstathetfaces ogtheovenfelement I andr 2,- as `:,slfiowrrV pariiiilarlxiri Fie.5.-32f2li-,11ilf-5ftv Inrilieimodiiieiiqfoimroi mr device illustrated in Fi 6i ircntaiidcbacn covers are; indicated l @minerale l'1 and; 2- respetivelyf A=r9r tloilf! -Oi-ftllel lower :end f Ot the rear, cover 2' is extended longitudinally and folded-backwardly l uponri itseli -V to .forniY therebetween and teeereeisieceverf- 2'.; an; upwardly, andf laterally @Pelli .ezfpqcket-f Theartefici.edA ,portion ori iiep unbeliebt-against the bakrcovee 22W; a -wire siepleeoii-ihe-lilel22f The frontcover l at its lewerfendfpci-tioa 5f f is .cut avant@ provide. l a

tab 23 one side edge of which is adaptedtocbe inserted-a intd the fpcketsorrned by, the; v,folded Per 'PIA "2l 0i .ther-back Wellfit This rariar1e-ement als effective :inin.airiiainineJini;` n.0.ve1,-,rf,=.v ceipt 1- holder a `relrati.vel-y: nat, conditionpare ticulelrfwlierl-a plurality 0f receipts or the liberarefccntariedihereia My invention has been thoroughly tested and found to be completely satisfactory for the accomplishment of the above objects; and, while a preferred embodiment of the same is illustrated in the drawings, it should be obvious that my invention is capable of modification without departure from the spirit and scope thereof, as dened in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1.Y In a device of the. class described, front and back cover members of sheet material connected at their upper marginal edge portions for outward and upward swinging movements ottheiront cover member with respect to the back cover member, said back cover member beinggprovidedpwith a central opening adjacent its Vupper edge, said front cover member being providedwith a- V-'shaped slot aligned with the opening in said back cover member, a suspension element in the nature of a stem having a downwardlyfopening hookat its upper end and an. vupwardly--opening hook at .its lower end,` said hooks, being angularly disposed vatY substantially ninety degreeswith respect to eachother, the.

lower of saidhooks being adapted to extend through the, openingv in the` baci: wall member withits free end projecting through theY V- slot in the front wall member, and anupwardlyvprojecting resilient tongueon said ,front/,wall member vnormallyA biasedf toward a position to closesaid V-slot said tongueebeing.forwardlyf displaced by said lower hook when saidupper hook is caused to lie iiat in a supporting. position against a Wall surface.`

2.Thestructure defined ingclaimv 1 ,in :which said tongue is formed-integrally with. saidfront wall.`

EDSEL C.- AISAACSON.

REFERENCES .CITED o The following references are Vof ;1eco1jd in1the l'e of this patent:

UNITED' STATES PATENTS Number- Name Date Re.`9,ei94. Fine. Dec.- '7,V 1880 429,938 Morgan. et al, June,10, 1890 844,948` LynchI Feb 19, 1907 904,628- lVIacGrregor.'v Nov. 24,1908

FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country' Date 10,352 f. Great Britain 1886 

